diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/write.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/write.js
index f8289b4864..2dca304ae5 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/write.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/write.js
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import {writeLineProtocol as writeLineProtocolAJAX} from 'src/data_explorer/apis'
 
-import {errorThrown} from 'shared/actions/errors'
 import {notify} from 'shared/actions/notifications'
 
-import {notifyDataWritten} from 'shared/copy/notifications'
+import {
+  notifyDataWritten,
+  notifyDataWriteFailed,
+} from 'shared/copy/notifications'
 
 export const writeLineProtocolAsync = (source, db, data) => async dispatch => {
   try {
     await writeLineProtocolAJAX(source, db, data)
     dispatch(notify(notifyDataWritten()))
   } catch (response) {
-    const errorMessage = `Write failed: ${response.data.error}`
-    dispatch(errorThrown(response, errorMessage))
+    dispatch(notify(notifyDataWriteFailed(response.data.error)))
     throw response
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js b/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
index bb3409555c..ad0f7c66dc 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/copy/notifications.js
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export const notifyDataWritten = () => ({
   message: 'Data was written successfully.',
 })
 
+export const notifyDataWriteFailed = errorMessage => ({
+  ...defaultErrorNotification,
+  message: `Data write failed: ${errorMessage}`,
+})
+
 export const notifySessionTimedOut = () => ({
   type: 'primary',
   icon: 'triangle',